White Bird
This platitude-heavy infomercial for kindness benefits from strong performances and handsome production design.
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MA – Cry of Silence
The Maw Naing’s second fiction feature, ‘MA – Cry of Silence’, is a riveting cri du coeur about life under authoritarian rule in Myanmar, seen through the struggle of aggrieved factory workers against their abusive employers.
Busan 2024
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A Girl With Closed Eyes
Chun Sunyoung’s debut feature is a well-made thriller lightly marred by an elaborate third act.
Verdict Shorts
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At Dawn
An elderly man savours the small things on what might be his final day alive in Antonin Bonnot’s patient and touching short, At Dawn.
San Sebastian 2024
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San Sebastián 2024: The Awards
All the big prize winners, surprise career comebacks and controversial jury choices at the long-running Basque film festival.
Cine Verdict
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Cuando las nubes esconden las sombras
Usando los impactantes paisajes del lugar, su compleja historia e intrigante aislamiento, el director José Luis Torres Leiva lentamente desenreda las emociones largamente reprimidas de una citadina angustiada a través de inspiradores encuentros con un grupo de locales en Cuando las nubes cubren las sombras de José Luis Torres Leiva.
Oldenburg 2024
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Oldenburg Film Festival 2024: The Verdict
Germany’s leading indie film event, Oldenburg Film Festival, returned to Lower Saxony with an almost implausibly consistent line-up that included grotesque Mexican satire, hard-hitting political cinema from Myanmar and an array of interesting genre cinema.
